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Best Schools · New Jersey · Highest proficiency

New Jersey public schools by raw proficiency

The traditional ranking: New Jersey public schools by combined math + reading proficiency on the state assessment. Best read alongside the BeatsExpectations ranking, which controls for student poverty.

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NEW JERSEY · HIGHEST PROFICIENCY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
301Richard Stockton Elementary SchoolCHERRY HILLCherry Hill School DistrictElementary9.4%39466.5%
302Colonial Road SchoolFranklin LakesFranklin Lakes School DistrictElementary2.6%23166.5%
303Haddonfield Memorial High SchoolHADDONFIELDHaddonfield School DistrictHigh2.5%82766.5%
304New Providence High SchoolNEW PROVIDENCENew Providence School DistrictHigh3.1%64466.3%
305Mt. Horeb SchoolWarrenWarren Township School DistrictElementary4.5%33166.3%
306Hillview SchoolPompton PlainsPequannock Township School DistrictElementary5.2%30666.3%
307Mountview Road SchoolMORRIS PLAINSHanover Township School DistrictElementary10.1%27666.3%
308Robbinsville High SchoolROBBINSVILLERobbinsville Public School DistrictHigh7.2%1,04666.2%
309Hopewell Elementary SchoolHOPEWELLHopewell Valley Regional School DistrictElementary4.5%39766.2%
310Spring Lake Heights Elementary SchoolSPRING LAKE HEIGHTSSpring Lake Heights School DistrictElementary9.9%29266.1%
311Edward T. HamiltonVOORHEESVoorhees Township School DistrictElementary16.6%51766.1%
312Ridgewood High SchoolRIDGEWOODRidgewood Public School DistrictHigh3.2%1,74066.1%
313Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolRIDGEWOODRidgewood Public School DistrictMiddle2.6%62766.1%
314Thomas R Grover Middle SchoolWest WindsorWest Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School DistrictMiddle8.6%1,18366.0%
315Lawrence Brook Elementary SchoolEAST BRUNSWICKEast Brunswick Township School DistrictElementary25.4%36266.0%
316Jefferson Elementary SchoolSUMMITSummit Public School DistrictElementary27.1%22166.0%
317Watchung Elementary SchoolMONTCLAIRMontclair Public School DistrictElementary9.1%40665.9%
318Mount Pleasant Elementary SchoolWEST ORANGEWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary32.7%34965.9%
319Salem Drive SchoolWHIPPANYHanover Township School DistrictElementary2.4%24565.9%
320East Brook Middle SchoolPARAMUSParamus Public School DistrictMiddle15.9%55565.9%
321Hillside Elementary SchoolMONTCLAIRMontclair Public School DistrictElementary13.5%68465.9%
322George G WhiteHILLSDALEHillsdale School DistrictMiddle10.6%49065.9%
323Theunis Dey Elementary SchoolWAYNEWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary5.2%45965.8%
324Yantacaw SchoolNUTLEYNutley Public School DistrictElementary7.2%51265.8%
325Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolEDISONEdison Township School DistrictMiddle13.9%1,20665.7%
326Highland Elementary SchoolMIDLAND PARKMidland Park School DistrictElementary7.8%30665.7%
327Pierrepont SchoolRUTHERFORDRutherford School DistrictMiddle6.3%56965.7%
328Peter Cooper SchoolRINGWOODRingwood School DistrictElementary6.8%23565.7%
329Three Bridges SchoolTHREE BRIDGESReadington Township School DistrictElementary13.3%29365.6%
330Amsterdam Elementary SchoolHillsboroughHillsborough Township Public School DistrictElementary10.6%37665.6%
331William Allen Middle SchoolMOORESTOWNMoorestown Township Public School DistrictMiddle8.3%63565.6%
332Roosevelt Intermediate SchoolWestfieldWestfield Public School DistrictMiddle0.9%63865.5%
333Mary A. Hubbard Elementary SchoolRAMSEYRamsey School DistrictElementary5.4%33165.5%
334Mansfield Township Elementary SchoolCOLUMBUSMansfield Township School DistrictElementary11.9%30365.5%
335Stephen J. Gerace SchoolPequannockPequannock Township School DistrictElementary3.9%33465.5%
336Moorestown Upper Elementary SchoolMOORESTOWNMoorestown Township Public School DistrictMiddle8.9%86965.5%
337Ramsey High SchoolRAMSEYRamsey School DistrictHigh5.1%73965.5%
338Old Turnpike SchoolCALIFONTewksbury Township School DistrictMiddle3.2%21765.4%
339Island Heights Elementary SchoolISLAND HEIGHTSIsland Heights School DistrictElementary2.1%14265.3%
340Lake Hiawatha Elementary SchoolLake HiawathaParsippany-Troy Hills Township School DistrictElementary20.7%44565.3%
341Brooks Crossing Elementary SchoolMONMOUTH JUNCTIONSouth Brunswick School DistrictElementary17.5%49865.3%
342Valley View SchoolWatchungWatchung Borough School DistrictMiddle2.2%27665.3%
343East Amwell TownshipRINGOESEast Amwell Township School DistrictElementary15.8%39865.3%
344Mercer County Technical School STEM AcademyPenningtonArea Vocational Technical School District of Mercer CountyHigh39.7%14165.3%
345William H. Ross III SchoolMARGATEMargate City School DistrictElementary7.0%18665.3%
346Brookside Elementary SchoolWESTWOODWestwood Regional School DistrictElementary12.6%39065.2%
347Crossroads South Middle SchoolMONMOUTH JUNCTIONSouth Brunswick School DistrictMiddle17.0%81265.2%
348Lenape MeadowsMAHWAHMahwah Township Public School DistrictElementary18.2%41865.2%
349East Brook Elementary SchoolPARK RIDGEPark Ridge School DistrictElementary10.2%31465.2%
350Montville Township High SchoolMONTVILLEMontville Township School DistrictHigh4.3%1,03565.2%
Page 7 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Composite math + reading proficiency on the state assessment, latest year.

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